Travel news in brief

A round-up of the week travel news, including a drop in fuel surcharges and
early snow in the Alps.

Forecasters are predicting a bumper season for snow in the AlpsPhoto: GETTY

By Caroline Shearing

11:14AM GMT 07 Nov 2008

Fuel surcharges

Cruise operators and airlines have announced plans to drop their fuel surcharges as the price of crude oil continues to fall. Prestige Cruise Holdings, the parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will end surcharges on voyages in 2010 for bookings made from Monday. Singapore Airlines has lowered its long-haul surcharges for travellers in business (from $145 to $131) and economy class (from $145 to $124), while Bmi has removed the supplement for short-haul flights within Britain and Europe.

Snow comes early

The snow has already started falling across the Alps, as forecasters predict a bumper season. Skiers anxious to know where it is at its heaviest, ahead of the start of the ski season later this month, can now get the latest snow updates for the top 50 resorts across Europe and North America at www.telegraph.co.uk/snowreports.

Green snow

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A new website is offering ski resorts help on going green and becoming more cost-efficient. It’s part of a campaign between The Travel Foundation and the Ski Club of Great Britain and contains advice in such areas as snow production and ski-lift operation. See: www.makesnowsportsgreener.com.

Political attraction

Britons suffering from withdrawal symptoms after avidly following the US elections may be keen to visit a new attraction that reveals the inner workings of the American political system. The $621m Capitol Visitor Centre, which opens in Washington DC next month, covers 580,000 sq?ft and is linked by a tunnel to the Library of Congress. See: www.aoc.gov.com.